SPiNE

SPiNE is a Munich-headquartered energy software company founded in 2024. It is building what it describes as the digital backbone for Germany's energy transition: a cybersecurity-focused application platform on which utilities, metering point operators and other energy market players can deploy software-based solutions on the regulated smart meter infrastructure. The company operates at the intersection of energy, utilities and smart metering, with a software-centric, hardware-agnostic approach that leverages established protocol standards and an API-centric service architecture.

The platform's core product is an App Store for energy applications, comprising more than 100,000 lines of code. Deployed use cases include a controllability solution under §14a EnWG for flexible loads such as heat pumps and wallboxes, support for dynamic electricity tariffs, and support for Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS). Technical work spans cybersecurity, energy software platforms, smart meter infrastructure, protocol standards and software-based energy applications.

SPiNE was named one of the top 100 energy start-ups in the SET100 list for 2026. The company focuses on scalable, secure solutions and works with industry verticals including utilities, metering point operators, renewable energy integration and home energy management across Germany.